If you’ve scanned headlines over the last year, you’ve likely seen the prevailing market narrative: Bitcoin miners are abandoning their operations and pivoting to AI data centers, signaling a retreat from proof-of-work. To casual observers, this looks like a surrender. Proof that Bitcoin was just a temporary placeholder until a “better” compute workload arrived. However,
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BRICS Payment Push Puts $XRP Ledger’s Cross-Border Use Case in Focus BRICS is exploring ways to connect national fast-payment systems and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for cross-border trade. More notably, this does not mean the bloc has chosen $XRP. But it does highlight a challenge the $XRP Ledger was built to address when it
Bitcoin (BTC) may be approaching a major breakout after a key volatility indicator reached its lowest level in nearly three years, a setup that previously preceded one of the cryptocurrency’s strongest rallies on record. The latest Bitcoin technical analysis shows that the Bollinger Band Width (BBWidth) indicator has compressed to its narrowest level since October
H100 Group appointed Peter C. Warren as chief investment officer on Aug. 12, placing the veteran markets executive in charge of derivatives and risk management after the Swedish company nearly tripled its Bitcoin treasury through a Norwegian acquisition, according to a release. Warren previously managed approximately 2,450 $BTC with H100 Chief Executive Eirik Grøttum through
Europe’s largest asset manager, Amundi, has significantly increased its exposure to Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), boosting its shareholdings by 148% to reach 1.32 million shares. The move, reported by Cointelegraph, underscores a growing institutional appetite for companies with substantial Bitcoin treasury reserves. Amundi’s Strategic Expansion Amundi’s decision to nearly triple its position in Strategy (MSTR) signals
Prediction market platform Kalshi is in discussions to raise fresh capital at a valuation of approximately $40 billion, according to a report from The Information on Aug. 12, citing sources familiar with the matter. If finalized, this would mark a significant jump of about 82% from the $22 billion valuation the company achieved during its
As of the morning of August 11, 2026, U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) concept stocks showed mixed performance in pre-market trading as capital rotation and emerging crypto-adjacent tokenized equities gained traction. Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) fell 1.07% in early trading, while peers such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Marvell Technology (MRVL), and Arista
Ripple has renewed support for New York University Abu Dhabi’s blockchain research program, extending its University Blockchain Research Initiative partnership through 2027. NYU Abu Dhabi announced the renewed grant on Aug. 10, while Ripple Middle East and Africa Managing Director Reece Merrick highlighted the extension on Aug. 12. NYU Abu Dhabi described the arrangement as
Dan Boneh, a professor of computer science at Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Applied Cryptography Group, has publicly dismissed concerns that quantum computers will compromise Bitcoin’s security. Speaking in a recent interview highlighted by The Bitcoin Historian, Boneh stated that those who believe quantum computing will break blockchain security are mistaken. He emphasized